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In discussing the pros and con of central storage, A. Bylund 2006 concluded {{It would rock to have a single point of storage for all my online profiles and activities.}} This is the strongest defense in support of Googledocs. To the classroom teacher whose work space may be at the school computer lab, the faculty lounge or the library, the online access to a web based storage is prime. In addition Googledocs is | |||
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Revision as of 14:22, 29 November 2007
Introduction
Use in educational setting
Schools can use Google Docs for the purpose of bringing communication and collaboration tools to the entire academic community for free. Students, teachers and staff can share ideas more quickly and get things done more effectively when they have access to the same powerful communication and sharing tools. There's no hardware or software to install or maintain, since everything is delivered through a standard web browser -- anytime, from anyplace.
Here's what you can do with documents
Pros and cons
In discussing the pros and con of central storage, A. Bylund 2006 concluded Template:It would rock to have a single point of storage for all my online profiles and activities. This is the strongest defense in support of Googledocs. To the classroom teacher whose work space may be at the school computer lab, the faculty lounge or the library, the online access to a web based storage is prime. In addition Googledocs is
- free;
- has three familiar programs for word processing, presentation and spreadsheet;